Police probe abduction of ex-minister’s sister, children in Oyo

The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday disclosed that it had commenced an investigation into the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power and All Progressives The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday disclosed that it had commenced an investigation into the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power and All Progressives...

• The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday disclosed that it had commenced an investigation into the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power and All Progressives The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday disclosed that it had commenced an investigation into the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress 2027 gubernatorial aspirant in the state, Bayo Adelabu, and her twin children, who were kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital.
• The command, in a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, assured members of the public that all necessary resources had been deployed to ensure the safe rescue of the victims and the apprehension of the suspects.One of Adelabu’s media aides, Femi Awogboro, had earlier said in a statement that, “The family of Adebayo Adelabu, former Minister of Power and leading gubernatorial aspirant of APC in Oyo State, wishes to formally confirm the unfortunate kidnapping of his younger sister, Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, alongside her twin sons, Peter and Paul, in the early hours of Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
• John-Paul, aged 43, was reportedly abducted by armed gunmen at about 7:30 a.While on her way to drop her children at school in Ibadan.